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SHALLOW FOUNDATION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- submersible drilling unit
1, record 1, English, submersible%20drilling%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- submersible drilling rig 2, record 1, English, submersible%20drilling%20rig
correct
- submersible rig 1, record 1, English, submersible%20rig
correct
- submersible barge 1, record 1, English, submersible%20barge
correct
- submersible drilling barge 3, record 1, English, submersible%20drilling%20barge
- swamp barge 1, record 1, English, swamp%20barge
less frequent
- posted barge 1, record 1, English, posted%20barge
less frequent
- submersible 1, record 1, English, submersible
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offshore drilling structure consisting of a number of compartments that are flooded to cause the structure to submerge and rest on the ocean floor. 4, record 1, English, - submersible%20drilling%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the submersible drilling unit... is used in shallow waters such as rivers and bays, usually in waters up to 50 feet deep.... The submersible has two hulls. The upper hull... is used to house the crew quarters and equipment, and the drilling is performed through a slot on the stern with a cantilevered structure. The lower hull is the ballast area and is also the foundation used while drilling. The submersible is floated to location like a conventional barge and is then ballasted to rest on the river bottom. 1, record 1, English, - submersible%20drilling%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil de forage submersible
1, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20forage%20submersible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barge de forage submersible 2, record 1, French, barge%20de%20forage%20submersible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après avoir essayé la barge de forage submersible, dont la coque peut être complètement immergée, en eau peu profonde, et reposer sur le fond de la mer, la plupart des constructeurs se sont tournés vers la plate-forme mobile munie de trois ou quatre piles escamotables [...] 2, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage%20submersible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barge : Plate-forme marine ancrée ou flottante sur laquelle est fixé un derrick pour la prospection pétrolière des fonds marins. 3, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage%20submersible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Deep Foundations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deep foundation
1, record 2, English, deep%20foundation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A foundation that] must be placed considerably below the lowest part of the superstructure. 2, record 2, English, - deep%20foundation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Obviously, there is no sharp dividing line between the two classes [of foundation-deep and shallow] and one grades into the other. 2, record 2, English, - deep%20foundation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fondations profondes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fondation profonde
1, record 2, French, fondation%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fondation à grandes profondeurs 2, record 2, French, fondation%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20profondeurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fondations profondes sont celles qui permettent de reporter les charges dues à l'ouvrage qu'elles supportent sur des couches situées à une profondeur variant de quelques mètres à plusieurs dizaines de mètres, lorsque le sol en surface n'a pas une résistance suffisante pour supporter ces charges par l'intermédiaire de fondations superficielles [...] 3, record 2, French, - fondation%20profonde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces ouvrages ont pour objet de reporter la charge des bâtiments vers un sous-sol dur profond, ou vers un sol moins sensible à d'éventuelles variations de plasticité. 4, record 2, French, - fondation%20profonde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cimientos profundos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cimiento profundo
1, record 2, Spanish, cimiento%20profundo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Speleology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- well casing
1, record 3, English, well%20casing
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- casing 2, record 3, English, casing
correct, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special steel tubing welded or screwed together and lowered into a borehole to prevent [the] entry of loose rock, gas, or liquid into the borehole or to prevent loss of circulation liquid into porous, cavernous, or crevassed ground. 3, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There may be several strings of casing in a well, one inside the other. The first casing put in a well is called surface pipe which is cemented into place and serves to shut out shallow water formations and also as a foundation or anchor for all subsequent drilling activity. 4, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Drilling is started by attaching a short drill collar and a large bit to the kelly and drilling a hole to about 50 ft. A length of large size casing is run into this and cemented to the formation. This is called the conductor. 5, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
casing: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
well casing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Casing rupture. 8, record 3, English, - well%20casing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Spéléologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tubage de puits
1, record 3, French, tubage%20de%20puits
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tubage 2, record 3, French, tubage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- cuvelage 3, record 3, French, cuvelage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube ou ensemble d'éléments tubulaires dont on revêt les parois internes d'un trou de forage afin de les consolider et qu'on fixe par cimentation de l'espace annulaire (entre tubage et parois). 4, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cuvelage est utilisé pour empêcher l'arrivée des fluides contenus dans les couches supérieures de terrain ou pour éviter l'éboulement du trou. Il peut y avoir plusieurs séries de cuvelages, l'un à l'intérieur de l'autre dans un seul puits. 5, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au niveau d'une tête de forage sous-marine, les tubages sont toujours «posés» dans la tête de puits et cimentés dans cette position [...] 6, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuvelage : terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français. 7, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cuvelage; tubage : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tubage de puits : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rupture de tubage. 9, record 3, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
- Equipo y herramientas (Explotación minera)
- Espeleología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- entubado de pozo
1, record 3, Spanish, entubado%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- revestimiento de pozo 1, record 3, Spanish, revestimiento%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
- encamisado de pozo 2, record 3, Spanish, encamisado%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
- entubado 3, record 3, Spanish, entubado
correct, masculine noun
- encamisado 2, record 3, Spanish, encamisado
correct, masculine noun
- envoltura de pozo 4, record 3, Spanish, envoltura%20de%20pozo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubo de acero o plástico que se inserta permanentemente en el pozo después de taladrado. Su tamaño se especifíca de acuerdo a la dimensión de su diámetro interno. 4, record 3, Spanish, - entubado%20de%20pozo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La entubación de un pozo después de perforado se realizará de acuerdo con la naturaleza de los terrenos atravesados. El entubado debe aguantar la presión de las paredes verticales del pozo y servir de conductor para el agua que se extraerá con la bomba de su interior. [...] El entubado se hace generalmente con tuberías metálicas aunque actualmente se está generalizando la tubería de PVC de resistencia superior a cuatro atmósferas. 5, record 3, Spanish, - entubado%20de%20pozo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shallow permafrost
1, record 4, English, shallow%20permafrost
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... shallow permafrost would be kept frozen to support foundation piles and pads. Permafrost near the upper portion of the wells would be kept frozen by using some form of active refrigeration in the conductor... 2, record 4, English, - shallow%20permafrost
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pergélisol en surface
1, record 4, French, perg%C3%A9lisol%20en%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le pergélisol en surface demeurerait gelé afin de soutenir les tubes-guides extérieurs et les plateformes. Le pergélisol près de la portion supérieure des puits de forage serait gelé à l’aide d'une forme de réfrigération active dans le tube conducteur [...] 2, record 4, French, - perg%C3%A9lisol%20en%20surface
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Programs
- Oceanography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
1, record 5, English, Joint%20Oceanographic%20Institutions%20for%20Deep%20Earth%20Sampling
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- JOIDES 1, record 5, English, JOIDES
correct, United States
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Joint Oceanographic Institutes for Deep Earth Sampling 2, record 5, English, Joint%20Oceanographic%20Institutes%20for%20Deep%20Earth%20Sampling
correct, United States
- JOIDES 2, record 5, English, JOIDES
correct, United States
- JOIDES 2, record 5, English, JOIDES
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In 1964, a consortium of oceanographic institutions, the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling(JOIDES) was formed, and in 1965 the group submitted a proposal to NSF [National Science Foundation] to drill sediments and shallow basement rocks in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and adjacent seas. 3, record 5, English, - Joint%20Oceanographic%20Institutions%20for%20Deep%20Earth%20Sampling
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes internationaux
- Océanographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- projet JOIDES
1, record 5, French, projet%20JOIDES
correct, unofficial, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- programme JOIDES 2, record 5, French, programme%20JOIDES
correct, unofficial, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le projet JOIDES (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling). Un projet initié en août 1968 et financé par la NSF (National Science Foundation, USA). Il s'agissait d'un forage dans le golfe du Mexique, sous 3580 m d'eau, à partir du Glomar Challenger [...] 3, record 5, French, - projet%20JOIDES
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Shallow Foundations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- shallow foundation
1, record 6, English, shallow%20foundation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- natural foundation 2, record 6, English, natural%20foundation
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... one which is placed immediately beneath the lowest part of the superstructure which it supports .... Shallow foundations can be divided into two groups: footings, or spread footings ... and mats, or rafts .... In between types include combined footings ... and strap, or strip, footings .... 3, record 6, English, - shallow%20foundation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
In building, a foundation in soil which requires no preparation, as the driving of piles to make an effective foundation for supporting the structure it is to carry. 2, record 6, English, - shallow%20foundation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Obviously, there is no sharp dividing line between the two classes [shallow and deep foundations] and one grades into the other. 3, record 6, English, - shallow%20foundation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fondations normales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fondation superficielle
1, record 6, French, fondation%20superficielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fondation peu profonde 2, record 6, French, fondation%20peu%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
- fondation à faible profondeur 2, record 6, French, fondation%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
correct, feminine noun
- fondation directe sur le sol 3, record 6, French, fondation%20directe%20sur%20le%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- fondation semi-enterrée 3, record 6, French, fondation%20semi%2Denterr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- fondation directe 4, record 6, French, fondation%20directe
correct, feminine noun
- fondation normale 5, record 6, French, fondation%20normale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fondations superficielles constituent la partie basse de l'ouvrage qui transmet directement la charge de ce dernier au sol. Par opposition aux fondations profondes [...] une fondation sera considérée comme superficielle si le rapport de son encastrement [...] dans le sol [...] à sa largeur [...] est petit, soit [...] de l'ordre de 2 à 3. 6, record 6, French, - fondation%20superficielle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fondations superficielles. Ces fondations sont praticables lorsque le sol d'assise est directement accessible à partir du dernier niveau excavé (sol des caves ou du sous-sol). Lorsque les porteurs verticaux de l'ouvrage reçoivent des supports distincts, il s'agit de longrines ou semelles. Si [...] la fondation est constituée d'une dalle unique [...] recouvrant la couche portante sur la totalité de l'emprise au sol du bâtiment, la fondation est désignée sous le nom de radier général. 7, record 6, French, - fondation%20superficielle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les fondations normales sont celles où le sol de fondation peut être atteint à une profondeur modérée au moyen de fouilles courantes ou de fouilles blindées. 5, record 6, French, - fondation%20superficielle
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cimientos superficiales
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- cimiento superficial
1, record 6, Spanish, cimiento%20superficial
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1982-08-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- expanding base
1, record 7, English, expanding%20base
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anchors(...) are necessary when sufficient mass is not available in the superstructure and foundation to resist the uplift. When rock or hard soils are present at shallow depths, anchor rods secured by grout or even by expanding bases are effective. 1, record 7, English, - expanding%20base
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tête expansive 1, record 7, French, t%C3%AAte%20expansive
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ancrage est nécessaire quand le poids de la fondation et de la superstructure ne suffit pas pour s'opposer au soulèvement. Lorsque le rocher ou des couches de sol dur se trouvent à faible profondeur, on utilise, de façon efficace, des tiges d'ancrage scellées au ciment ou des tirants munis d'une tête expansive. 1, record 7, French, - t%C3%AAte%20expansive
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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